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Rep. Panetta brings restaurant lobbyist to the table

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 19, 2017

A National Restaurant Association lobbyist is serving up a new job as chief of staff to Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.).

Joel Bailey previously worked as legislative director to retired Reps. Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah). In 2015, he left for the restaurant group, where he lobbied mainly on tax, labor and food issues. The trade group has disclosed more than $2.07 million in lobbying expenses so far this year.

Bailey's wife, Jennifer Pike Bailey, is a lobbyist for the Human Rights Campaign.